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1235430. Advanced level. Thought it may be bit more fun on harder difficulty, but not really. I won't try again, it's just not my cup of tea. Not a totally bad game per se but perhaps not really suited for HS attacks. Now, Chambers of Zorp, that's the real deal. Love it Intense from the get go, simple but clever design, in short - a classic. Got around ~13K atm but will try for more definitely.

54290. I literally died from tedium, just couldn't go on and did kamikaze things. I'm not sure I have your mental stamina to persevere and get to the more exciting levels (and higher scores). Start missing Computer War and also have a strange itch to play Gauntlet now.... How did this get voted in over Alley Cat is beyond me

Doom came and conquered, of course, and rightly so, but for me it was Wolfenstein 3D which had a bit more impact in general, what with being my first real FPS. I had to convince my friend's gf, who owned a 286, that it's a good idea to install the thing and let me take over her PC. It was also the sad moment when I understood the glory days of Amiga are over...

https://tineye.com/search/a3da549a5cffbad5e18ac4eeff838aee04bea484/ Judging by all these recent beyond-silly campaigns, such as the Voltron/Opton/etc or whatever their stupid names I saw in the other thread were, I start thinking maybe an early-code rogue AI is responsible or maybe the people behind the Nigerian Princes wrote a generic script. The spammy non-human language and general vagueness/hopelessness definitely give off such vibes.

Haven't had an N console since Gamecube (emu box Wii does not count) but will definitely get this sooner or later (probably later). Three solid reasons so far: Zelda, portable Skyrim and Octopath Traveler.

Grrrhhh... I'm sulking. Computer War - 814 pts War Games - 115 270 000 (Skill 5) Bot these games have proven extremely frustating in the end. WarGames is actually great and I really wanted to get into it, but for some reason playing with my Dualshock 4 is a chore. You need insta-precise responses in this game and struggling to choose the right weapon at the right time drove me mad. Computer War's missile hunting is also a gameplay example wher I just never really feel in control. Chasing this doggone missile is rather tedious, the turret (?) is unresponsive and also a hit feels like it's down to luck not actuall aiming. Yeah, I know, need to git gud and all that but not when I'm fighting the control schemes. Looking forward to the next round. Something simple perhaps, where pressing fire results in a shoot or jump action?

I guess there's always space for another thread where some folk can tell us how much CRTs suck and how anybody still using them is a stuck up snob. This is not really true, at least not on a CRT, though it depends here on personal definition of "massive". For me the difference can be, ahem, "substantial", but not as big as RF vs RGB for example. The point being, is that in the CRT "community" the received wisdom has it that using anything below S-Video is anathema, makes the games totally unplayable and will give you eye cancer or some such. This is just silly, because composite is perfectly functional, as long as you don't obsess over it and keep your nose further than few inches from the TV surface. Sure, it's good to try for the higher options but it's not always possible.

Gee, time flies doesn't it? I kinda like how this thread turned out anyway, even in total absence of any real news related to the OP itself. It became kind of sarcastic meta-chat about crowdfunding, food, other tech and life in general

Hail a true connoisseur. GoldBox series is my all time c/jRPG favourite. The combat system is unmatched to this day, imo*. Would definitely play something in this vein. I think there's also bigger market for this particular combat style (top down 2D grid with freedom of movement) than the more static one used in Bard's Tale/Wizardry games. *recommend Knights Of The Chalice for similar experience

I'm glad I was there for the first one, it was really something special...a stab at an "Everything" game we dreamed about as kids. I've never played the sequel though: already moved on from Dreamcast when it was released, and when I had an Xbox I always thought "nah, I will play it one day properly with the save transfer". Suffice to say this never happened. Did they say anything about some sort of save continuity from part 2 in the newest one?

I'm trying on skill 6 and can not avoid triggering a counterstrike. Damn. Struggling with the controls but might have to adjust my strategy as well.

The C64 Mini itself is not that bad, I guess, if you're into the whole Mini thing. You can connect the keyboard and sideload (though only d64, no tapes? :/) so that's some pluses at least. Not for me though, I'm happy with Vice on the Pi atm, in the future maybe will get the FPGA one. On the other hand, releasing this instead of the desktop/handheld C64 which the original fundraising was for is quite ridiculous. Spiced up by the fact it's by some of the people who left (but are sort of tangled in) the obnoxious Vega+ campaign. Most of the backers seem happy though...I guess, I will never understand the mindset of a crowdfunder

Sure, but lots of self-respecting computer enthusiasts owned a TRS-80.

I do have a flat Trinitron in the cellar which came as a bundle with the 29" one I've just bought. Haven't tried it yet, maybe will do over the weekend...curious myself seeing as I've never had a flat CRT before.

Can't play it myself atm but the list of improvements in the new update looks impressive, especially the improved gfx and planet surface generator. Though, some are strictly MP related and so of no interest to me. The lack of MP in the GOG version (which I own) is a bit disappointing in general, as in "it's a inferior platform/second class experience". Word is it was gog who dropped the ball on this, not sure though - must be a client issue or some such.

Funny to see real 'Murica! zeal and ranting against pinkos in this topic. It's quite telling though. And the fact that you also sound like a junior copywriter on that classic "you wouldn't steal a car" ad or those PSAs telling us we'll get viruses from "bad sites" is added comedy value. I don't give 2 $hits about loveroms or any other dishonest sites of its ilk. Them going down is not the point, the point is that Nintendo moves into next gear with their strongarm tactics and this might start another witchhunt, with other big playas joining in. And next time the casualties may be more significant, such as some decent repositories, emulators or archive.org. Those who choose to live in a righteous bubble utilising tunnel-vision logic will of course continue to do so, but the rest of us might take note.

Alley Cat was quite possibly the first PC game I've ever played. It was at some computer expo back in the 80s, I managed to dodge the booth girls and sneak in for a quick go . Still love it, it's totally awesome gameplay wise, and cute too. Wiil also give Deflektor another chance.

So, I guess Nintendo just did it because they care about quality

The "f]]]" in the headline is a meaningless typo which wasn't supposed to be there at all. It's what happens when you try to eat and type at the same time :/ I don't know how to edit it out, it looks like lame attempt at a swearword, which it isn't. https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2018/07/nintendo-to-rom-sites-forget-cease-and-desist-now-were-suing/ While I'm one of those infringing scoundrels I've never had a problem with the big companies doing what they're doing as long as it was within some reasonable limit. Occasional C&Ds and such were within this limit. This is a whole differnt ball game though, a totally scorched earth tactic. It's easy to see that they're riding the high wave of the retro-craze, what with the Mini success and all that. The sad, hypocritical bit is that of course without all the emulators and rom sites that craze would most likely had never happened, since that's what mostly kept the retro gaming hobby alive and popular. It happened before with gog and abandonware sites, but at least they had enough sense (or perhaps not enough legal clout) to cut deals with most of these sites and settle down for links and advertising. Perhaps the Big N should follow suit, instead of going for a ridiculous, nuclear law-suit, a la music moguls back in the day. And as long as all these games are not available for sale or streaming, this thing will go on anyway.

In Emulation?

Of course, since nobody has received anything yet, here it's more of post-pre-purchase rationalization - or some such - VCS & crowdfunding in general creating an entirely new psychological phenomenon

Phew...thought I'm not gonna make it but I did manage to recreate my CRT gaming setup just in time, on the other side of the planet WarGames is rather awesome, had a go yesterday and it's quite clever and addictive. The controls suck a bit though, lots of civilians die because of that. I was wondering which skill level will count for final score, not sure I have time to hammer all of them.

Nice. Starflight is an absolute stone cold classic, one of my all time favourites. Sadly the pinciples behind its design were largerly abandoned - well, the 1st Mass Effect at least tried, the latter ones, not so much. Don't like much these pre alpha pics, think they should keep it 2D. Good thing that the main designer is still at the helm. Filed under "cautiously optimistic"

I see this complaint quite often regarding CRTs. It seems a lot of people make the mistake of holding the TV while using it - it's not actually necessary.